Manipal Hospitals, the healthcare-focused subsidiary of India’s Manipal Education and Medical Group, has received US$100 million from Indian private equity firm India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA). Manipal Hospitals operates 2,000 beds in 15 proprietary hospitals and 2,800 beds in 20 third-party hospitals. The company plans to double the number… Read More
IDFC Alternatives, the alternative investment arm of Indian infrastructure finance company IDFC, has invested INR1 billion (approximately US$18 million) in Manipal Servicecorp Facility Management, a subsidiary of India’s Manipal Education and Medical Group, which builds and manages student accommodations at Indian universities. IDFC invested from its IDFC… Read More
CAG Digital Internet Holdings, an investment vehicle affiliated with global private equity firm The Carlyle Group, has sold a 9 percent stake in Chinese digital cinema equipment and solution provider GDC Technology to Chinese private film production company Huayi Brothers Media Group for US$21 million. In addition… Read More
Private equity-backed Chinese social media platform YY listed an IPO on the NASDAQ Stock Market, issuing 156 million shares and raising approximately US$81.9 million. YY’s IPO was underwritten by private equity firms Morningside Group, GGV Capital and Steamboat Ventures, as well as hedge fund Tiger Global Management. This is… Read More
In October 2011, KKR invested US$113.8 million in convertible bonds, representing 38% of share capital if fully converted. Company Headquarters: China Business focus: Construction and operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities Revenue: SGD85.3 million; EBITDA of SGD21.2 million (FY 2012) Impact Highlights By providing growth capital and operational improvements,… Read More
Blue River Capital, an Indian private equity firm, has completely exited from its investment in India’s City Union Bank. Blue River first invested in City Union Bank in 2007 as part of a consortium that included Dutch development finance institution FMO and U.S.-based venture capital firm Argonaut… Read More
CyberAgent Ventures, the venture capital arm of Japanese internet company CyberAgent, has invested in Vietnamese online restaurant review search engine Foody. Launched in August 2012, Foody has compiled information on over 10,000 restaurants and posted 5,000 user reviews. CyberAgent invested from its Southeast Asia-focused venture capital fund CA Asia… Read More
Matrix Partners India, the Indian affiliate of U.S.-based investment firm Matrix Partners, has acquired a minority stake in India’s Mewar Orthopaedic Hospitals, which provides surgical orthopedic care from hospitals in three Indian states: Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The company plans to open a 100-bed center of excellence which… Read More
Indonesian private equity firm Northstar Pacific Capital will acquire a 50.05 percent stake in Singaporean telecommunications company Nera Telecommunications. Northstar’s newly incorporated unit, Asia Systems, will purchase the stake from Norwegian electronics and energy company Eltek for SGD89 million (approximately US$72.5 million). Northstar reportedly intends to make offers to… Read More
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